Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTBD MAR'. 3; 1903.*

H. VANWIB. NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIOATIONIILBD AUG.' 23, 1902.

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HENRY vAN WIE, or sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

,NoN-REF-ILLALE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,759, dated March 3, 1903.

Application filed .August 23, 19027.

To all whom/,it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, HENRY VAN WIE, a citi-y zen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county ofSan Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Non-Relillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification. y

My invention is an improvement in Vthat class of devices known as y non-refillable bottles, and has for its general object to provide` a device of this kind which canv be readily applied to bottles of any size and shape and in which but slight change'has to be made in the bottle.

It further consists in providing a valve-seat in the neck of the bottle and a ball-valve adapted to` close the valve-opening against admission of liquid into the bottle and to open when it is desired to pour liquid from the bottle.

`The mode of constructing my devices is fully shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view, partly in section, of my devices in position,the bottle being in an upright position. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, showing the position when the bottle is decanted. Fig. 3 is asection on the vline 3.3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 isa detail perspective view. Fig. 5 is a detail of the valve-seat and retaining-springs.

In employing my device the bottle A is rst iilled, the various parts of the device being subsequently placed in position. These devices are all adapted to be seated in the neck of the bottle, the only change made in the bottle being the formation of two oppositely-disposed vertical wedge shaped recesses A formed in the neck of the bottle and an annular recess A2 formed above said wedge-shaped recesses. A cylindrical funnel-shaped .Valve-seat B is provided, having two exterior parallel annular shoulders Bi formed on it, between which rests a suitable packing-ring B2. The lower cone-shaped portion of the valve-seat has two or more aper-V tures Bs produced in it to permit passage of the liquid. The lower end of' the seat ter? minates in a dependent sleeve B4,and through the seat and sleeve passes a rod C, having at its lower threaded end a WeightV C', and between the weight and sleeve and bearing against both is a spring C2. A ball-valve D' 'serial No'. 120,832. LND model.)

Ais rigidlyy secured on thel rod about midway yplaced in position relative to each other vbefore being placed in theV bottle. When the bottle has been illed', the parts named are placed in the neck of the bottle, the springs E vbeing forced inward when inserted and springing outwardinto the recesses A' as soon as the proper position has been reached. It

Vwould then be extremely difficult to withdraw the devices; but to makeit impossible to tamper with the side springs the split ring F is forced into the position shown inthe drawings, its outer edge fitting into the Aannular recess, and it may be cemented therein, if desired. The weight of the ball-valve, aided by the spring C2 and weight C', will tend to force the ball rmly in its seat. When the bottle is decanted, however, the weight will act in the opposite direction and, overcoming the spring, theball will be forced away from vthe valve-seat and liquid can pass through the apertures around the ball and disk and through the ring, asshown by the arrows in Fig. 2.

The disk D", serves the double purpose of preventing tampering with the ballD and also serves to force same into its seat should any attempt be made to force liquid around the disk. The ring F acts as a guard to the springs E, which hold the devices from withdrawal, while the packing-ring B2 holds the devices firmly in the vneck of the bottle. When the .devices are in place, the usual cork G is placed.

in position.

Itwill thus be seen that I have a very cheap, durable, and efficient device of the kinddescribed,'and it is obvious that slight modifications can'be made in my device without in .any way departing from the spirit of my in- IOO opposite sides of the neck, avalve-seat adaptact as a valve, a rod passing through the ball ed to be secured in the neck of the bottle, and extaendinginto the bottle, a. weighbon the springs secured to the upper portion of the end of the rod, a coiled spring around the rod l5 Seat and adapted to Iit; in said recesses, a. balladjacent the weight, a circular disk ab the op- S valve adapted to rest in said seat, and a rod posite end of the rod, and means to prevent passing through the ball and seat and carry- Withdrawal of the parts named from the neck ing a Weight at its lower end and a disk at its of the bottle.

upper end. T

2. In a nou-refillable bottle, the eombina- HENRX VAN VIE 1o tion with a bottle, a valve-seat in the neck of Witnesses:

the bottle, a packing-ring between the seat W. K. VAN ALEN,

and the sides of the neck, a ball adapted to l E. N. SNOOK. 

